1914–2001
Tove Jansson
Finnish children's writer and illustrator
86years old at death
31,734days lived
86%of the people on this site died younger
Tove Jansson was born on 9 August 1914 and died on 27 June 2001, aged 86 years and 322 days. That is 31,734 days in all.
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